Purdue 87, at Alabama 80

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Interstat) — In a hard-fought battle between two undefeated teams, the Purdue Boilermakers used a dominant performance on the glass and a stellar effort from Trey Kaufman-Renn to hand the Alabama Crimson Tide their first loss of the season, 87-80, on Thursday night at a packed Coleman Coliseum. The game lived up to its billing as a high-powered offensive showdown, but it was Purdue’s relentless rebounding that proved to be the decisive factor. The Boilermakers (3-0) crushed Alabama on the boards, hauling in 17 offensive rebounds which led to a series of crucial second-chance points. Alabama (2-1), which… Read more...